Help Save Some Rosettes?
We’re doing an overhaul on our electric in an old limestone house, and I was wondering if there’s a way to save the rosette mouldings on the ceiling? It appears that when the house went from gas to electric they did a lousy job with the wiring and have since done several lousy jobs with…
We’re doing an overhaul on our electric in an old limestone house, and I was wondering if there’s a way to save the rosette mouldings on the ceiling? It appears that when the house went from gas to electric they did a lousy job with the wiring and have since done several lousy jobs with the wiring – it’s a mess and probably a fire hazard. Our electrician says the only way to fix the wiring is to cut open the plaster rosettes. Any way to salvage them?
BTW, Thad Simerly repaired two big pieces of rosette (one missing when I bought the place, one knocked out by electricians). He actually HAD the exact mold and was working on a house nearby and had two extra!!! Charge 250 dollars and took 30 minutes. He is very good, give him a call.
Thad Simerly did excellent repair work for me. He is a real pro and is reasonable, professional and nice. His phone number is: (646) 831-8319
I agree with mopar. In fact, mine have both the new electric snaked in and the existing gas lines which are support for the fixtures.
We used a guy named fitzroy to repair our detail and rosettes. We found them under a drop ceiling where they had been ripped up to make way for electric sometime in the 50s. We repaired the terrible electric and then called him in to repair the plaster, and it looks great.
My electricians were able to get a new electrical box (to code) in there without harming any rosettes. However, they did have to cut off the gas nipples to do it, and this had the unfortunate consequence of destroying the gas pipe that fed our stove.
Agree also rosettes can be removed. Agree talk to a plasterer.
But it shouldn’t be that difficult to do this without harming the rosettes. A different electrician might have a different take also.
OTIS, ditto on that. however, in addition to a very saavy electrician, it’s also good to have a first-rate plasterer as well as contractor on hand to monitor the work.
There is a way to get around albiet not easy. Cut an access area in the flat portion adjacent to the rosette and do the electrical work from the top.
Check the Forum under “Contractors.” A poster by the name of “Susan Elkins” recommended her plasterer and I know he did this with one of her medallions. If you want real plaster, these guys should have extra medallions/molds and it’ll be cheaper than ordering from decorators supply.
DIBS has a point. Whatever you do, don’t let the electrician at it until you speak with a plasterer first. Even if you have to take down the whole ceiling and replace it with sheetrock, the detail can be carefully taken down and reused.